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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


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saltvilleschool1910.jpg826 viewsTaken from a 1920s era postcard.
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wythevillediner.jpg826 viewsThis March 1943 photo shows truckers enjoying a meal in Wytheville, Virginia.
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Wytheville - Walter Crockett Historucal Marker826 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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wytheville1922.jpg825 viewsThis view shows Wytheville in the distance. It was taken from a postcard, mailed in 1922.
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wellfields51973.jpg825 viewsTHE PONDS WERE LOW AND LOOKING RAGGED FROM ABOVE IN MAY OF '73. NOTICE THE SMALL PONDS WHERE THE SOFTBALL FIELD IS NOW LOCATED. THERE IS AN OLD WELL HEAD CLOSE TO SECOND BASE ON THE SOFTBALL FIELD. WE UNCOVERED IT IN 1978 WHEN WE GRADED FOR THE SOFTBALL FIELD. IT WAS COVERED BY A SQUARE PLATE. WE DROPPED ROCKS DOWN THE PIPE AND HEARD SPLASHES. WE PUT THE PLATE BACK OVER IT...COVERED IT AND FINISHED THE FIELD. NO BIG DEAL. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Well Fields825 viewsFOGGY SUNDAY MORN / WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / OCTOBER 7, 2007 / 9:41 A.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Troutdale- Troutdale Primitive Baptist Church824 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 12, 2006.
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stpaulsmethodist.jpg824 viewsReal Photo postcard from the 1940s.
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dunhamsyard.jpg824 viewsTHESE WERE MYRL DUNHAM'S CARS. THE BIG TREE IN THE BACK YARD WAS AN ENGLISH WALNUT. IT WAS PLANTED BY THE FAMILY THAT CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM ENGLAND WHEN THE MATHIESONS STARTED THE PLANT. THEY LIVED THERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN RETURNED TO ENGLAND. THEIR NAME WAS BARNES.

IN 1902, M. S. DUNHAM CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA. TO TAKE OVER THE WELL DRILLING OPERATIONS. HE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE AND ALSO SERVED AS MAYOR FOR A WHILE. HIS SON, HARRY, ALSO LIVED HERE. THE HOUSE IS NOW OWNED BY HARRY AND REBA DUNHAM'S DAUGHTER, MARY.

THE WALNUT TREE DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE PICTURE IS FROM APRIL OF 1957. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Golf Course824 viewsGOLF COURSE POND / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 27, 2007 / 2:17 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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wythevillepresby.jpg823 views1950s real photo postcard.
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clitomill.jpg823 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century.
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